Chapter Four: Elevators
4.15 ELEVATOR CALCULATIONS
Some Definitions
N Total Number of Elevator
PHC% Percent Handling Capacities
AVTRP Average Trip Time
RT Round Trip Time
I Interval Time
P Normal Passenger Load per Trip
Total Number of Floors = 30 Floor
Number of Apartement Floors Rooms = 28 Floor Rooms
Sleeping Rooms in one floor = 10 Rooms
Total Number of Rooms = 10*28= 280 Rooms
From Building population table
Building Type Population in Area
For Hotels Persons per Sleeping Room
Normal Use 1.3
Convential 1.9
Building population = 1.9*216= 410.4 = 411 Person
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From Minimum Percent Handling Capacities table
Percent of Population To be
Facility
Carried in 5 Minute
Office Building
Center City 12 - 14
Investment 11.5 - 13
Single - Purpose 14 - 16
Residential
Prestige 5-7
Others 6-8
Dormitories 10 -11
Hotels – First quality 12 - 15
Hotels – Second quality 10 -12
PHC% = 13.5 %
PHC = 0.135
HC=PHC*Building Population= 0.135*411 = 56 Person
Ground Floor Height = 5 m
Basement Floor Height = 4.5 m
Duct Floor Height = 0.5 m
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Rooms Floor Height = 3.5 m
Rise of the Building = 5+4.5+0.5+(3.5*28)= 108 m
From Elevator equipment Recommendations table
When 86 m < Rise < 115 m
We use Minimum car Speed 800 f.p.m ( 4 m/s )
From Elevator Catalogue Maximum Car Speed 800 f.p.m (4m/s)
From previous table Elevator Capacity only 2500 Ib & 3000 Ib
To give Car Passenger Capacity
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Elevator Maximum Passenger Normal
Capacity Capacity Passenger Load
Ib Per Trip
2000 12 10
2500 17 13
3000 20 16
3500 23 19
4000 28 22
AT Elevator Capacity = 2500 Ib
Normal Passenger Load per Trip (P) = 13 Passengers
AT Elevator Capacity = 3000 Ib
Normal Passenger Load per Trip (P) = 16 Passengers
From Fig (31-15)
To give Average Trip Time ( AVTRP )
From Fig (31-17)
To give Round Trip Time ( RT )
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Using Car Capacity = 2500 Ib
Speed = 800 f.p.m
AVTRP = 119.4 Seconds
RT = 245.7 Seconds
I = RT/N = 245.7/5 = 49.14 Seconds
From table 31-4
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To give the power of the motor versue speed and car
Capacity by using (nexway) catalogue
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Speed = 800 f.p.m = 240 m/min = 4 m/s
Input Power Required of the motor = 29 KW
Group Demand Factor For Five Elevators = 0.67
Total Instantenous Powe Required =(5*29*0.67) = 97.15 KW
To give the power of the motor versue speed and car
Capacity by using curve of book
Speed = 800 f.p.m = 240 m/min = 4 m/s
Output Power Required of the Gearless motor = 44 hp = 32 KW
(best)
Output Power Required of the Geared motor = 56 hp = 41 KW
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Group Demand Factor For Five Elevators = 0.67
Total Instantenous Powe Required =(5*44*0.67) = 147.4 hp
System Power = 147.4/(0.8*0.92) = 200.27 hp =149.34 KW
The Dimensions of the Machine Room
From table 31-4
To give the Dimensions of the Machine Room
Speed = 800 f.p.m = 4 m/s
Car Capacity = 2500 Ib
The Machine Room dimensions = 21*26 ft = 6.4*7.9 m
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